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82% of companies plan salary hike in 2025: survey

82% of companies plan salary hike in 2025: survey

Up to 82% of companies in Vietnam that joined a survey by recruitment consultancy Robert Walters said that they have plans to raise salary in 2025.
65% of workers in Vietnam believe they are underpaid: report

65% of workers in Vietnam believe they are underpaid: report

Only high-earning workers can afford to live in HCMC

Only high-earning workers can afford to live in HCMC

Vietnam to send 125,000 laborers abroad in 2024

Vietnam to send 125,000 laborers abroad in 2024

Vietnam aims to send 125,000 laborers abroad to work under contracts in 2024, focusing on key traditional markets such as Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.
February 20, 2024 | 05:05 pm PT
Factories in hurry to tackle post-holiday orders

Factories in hurry to tackle post-holiday orders

Factories in HCMC and its neighbors Dong Nai and Binh Duong have deployed measures to encourage workers to return to work early to tackle post-Tet orders.
February 16, 2024 | 07:33 pm PT
Vietnam lags behind Philippines, Indonesia in labor productivity

Vietnam lags behind Philippines, Indonesia in labor productivity

Vietnam’s per-hour labor productivity is among the lowest in Asia despite recording strong growth over 10 years, a report has found.
February 16, 2024 | 02:30 am PT
Companies operational through Tet amid high demand

Companies operational through Tet amid high demand

Businesses in Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong are paying extra to keep thousands of employees working through Tet due to urgent orders.
February 11, 2024 | 03:22 pm PT
Workers receive free motorbike repairs for safe Tet trips home

Workers receive free motorbike repairs for safe Tet trips home

Several businesses and factories in Ho Chi Minh City are offering their workers free motorbike repair services so they can safely return to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year holiday.
January 29, 2024 | 10:20 pm PT
Vietnamese workers' average income grows 6.9% in 2023

Vietnamese workers' average income grows 6.9% in 2023

The average income of Vietnamese workers increased VND459,000 a month last year, or 6.9%, compared to 2022.
January 2, 2024 | 06:05 am PT
The stressful anticipation of Tet bonuses

The stressful anticipation of Tet bonuses

As a reporter covering labor and industry, I've noticed the year-end period tends to be stressful and anxious for workers, and businesses too.
December 29, 2023 | 07:05 pm PT
Vietnam set for 6% minimum wage hike next year

Vietnam set for 6% minimum wage hike next year

Vietnam is set to raise minimum wage in the business sector by 6% from July 2024, as agreed between labor and business representatives at a meeting Wednesday.
December 20, 2023 | 05:10 am PT
Companies fight for workers' Tet bonuses amid bleak finances

Companies fight for workers' Tet bonuses amid bleak finances

Despite falling numbers of orders and bleak business situations, several companies are finding ways to give their workers Tet bonuses.
December 6, 2023 | 04:31 pm PT
In-office work becomes a nuisance for Vietnamese youth

In-office work becomes a nuisance for Vietnamese youth

Every morning, 25-year-old Bao Tran battles with whether or not to think of an excuse to work from home instead of going to the office.
December 2, 2023 | 03:00 pm PT
Increased workforce makes job even harder for moto-taxi drivers

Increased workforce makes job even harder for moto-taxi drivers

The ride-hailing job market in Ho Chi Minh City has seen increasing competition in already harsh conditions as many laid-off factory workers have taken up the job, according to industry experts.
October 27, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
Binh Duong needs around 12,000 workers by year-end

Binh Duong needs around 12,000 workers by year-end

Enterprises in the southern province of Binh Duong are projected to recruit between 10,000-12,000 employees from now to the end of the year, with skilled and unskilled laborers accounting for about 70% of the total.
October 16, 2023 | 11:33 pm PT
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